The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Commemorative Symposium

There are about four weeks to go before the start of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh commemorative symposium in Penang. 

Although this three-day event should interest medical doctors (there will be a one-day international symposium, organised by the Penang Medical College, on Global Health Challenges: Infectious Diseases in the New Millennium, the activities on the other days should be of common interest to anyone who admires the work done by this Penang doctor at a time when plague was such a worldwide health scourge. 

As I have already written a lot about Dr Wu Lien-Teh in my blog, I won't be repeating his achievements here except to point you to this link.  But about the symposium itself, here is some of the information extracted from the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society homepage:

THE DR WU LIEN-TEH COMMEMORATIVE SYMPOSIUM

George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Saturday 8th March 2014 to Monday 10th March 2014

Persatuan Dr Wu Lien-Teh, Pulau Pinang

The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society, Penang

槟城伍连德学会

(Registration No: NSID 032-27122012)

For more information, write to:

Secretary-General, The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society, Penang

Email: wulientehsociety@gmail.com

Http://wulientehsociety.org

Click here to download the Symposium_Participation_form 

Tentative Programme

Saturday (8th March)
Guest Arrivals
7.00pm: Welcoming Dinner by The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society and Dr Wu Lien-Teh family reunion

Sunday (9th March)
9.00am to 1.00pm: Tour-The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Historic Trail
2:00 pm: Unveiling of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh bronze bust and memorial
3.30pm to 5.00pm: The Inaugural Dr Wu Lien-Teh Lecture by Professor Dr Anthony Capon, Director of the Institute of Global Health, United Nations University (UNU-IIGH), Malaysia
7.30pm: Official State Government of Penang Dinner (by invitation)

Monday (10th March)
8.30am to 2.00pm: International Symposium on Global Health Challenges-Infectious Diseases in the New Millennium. (Penang Medical College)

Speakers include the following:

• Professor Richard Loh Li-Cher, Penang Medical College
• Professor Ooi Eng Eong, Deputy Director, Emerging Infectious Deceases Programme, Duke-National University of Singapore, Graduate School/Medical School, Singapore
• Dr Stan Fenwick, RESPOND, USAID Project, Bangkok, Thailand
• Dr Alex Ooi, Hon Secretary of the Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society

Arrival of guests and registration     8.30am – 9.00am
Welcome address by President of PMC     9.00am – 9.15am
Opening speech and officiating of the inaugural WLT symposium by the representative of the Minister of Health     9.15am – 9.30am
Dr Alex KH Ooi – The Legacy of WLT     9.30am – 9.45am
Tea break     9.45am – 10.15am
Prof Stan Fenwick – a Short History of Animal-Associated Epidemics Zoonoses and human disease 10.15am – 11.30am
Prof Richard Loh – Tuberculosis- Still a scourge of mankind     11.30am – 12.15pm
Professor Ooi Eng Eong - Dengue prevention and the elusive sustainable solution     12.15pm – 1.00pm
Close of symposium     1.00pm - 1.10pm
Lunch     1.10pm – 2.00pm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING:

FOR OVERALL EVENT

• Mr Foo Yu Keong, Penang Global Tourism (Phone:  +6012-455 0074  Fax: +604-264 3455 Email: yukeong@penangglobaltourism.com)
• Mr Clement Liang, Penang Heritage Trust (Phone: +6016-417 5258/ +604-264 2631  Fax: +604-262 8421 Email: clement@pht.org.my)

FOR INAUGURAL LECTURE

• Ms Ong Siou Wuon, Penang Institute (Phone: +6012-733 4845/ +604-228 3306  Fax: +604-226 7042 Email: siouwoon.ong@penanginstitute.org)

FOR MONDAY 10th MARCH SYMPOSIUM

• Prof Dr Rashid Khim, Head of Department of Public Health, Penang Medical College (Phone:  +604-226 3459  Fax: +604-228 4285 Email: rashid@gmc.edu.my)

FOR GENERAL SOCIETY MATTERS

• Dato’ Anwar Fazal, President, The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society (Phone:  +604-229 0497  Fax: +604-657 2655 Email: anwar.fazal@yahoo.com)
• Dr Alex Ooi, Secretary General, The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society (Phone: +65-96285011/ +65-67388331  Fax: +65-67348896 Email: dralexooi@gmail.com)

REGISTRATION
Please scan and send your completed application form and banking slip and to wulientehsociety@gmail.com. The closing date for registration is 28 February 2014

REGISTRATION FEES
A registration fee is payable as below and it will cover the Heritage Tour, the Welcome Dinner, Inaugural Lecture, Bust Unveiling Ceremony and International Symposium (including lunch).

• International participants: RM250 (including meals and transfers between venues but no airport transfers)
• Penang participants: RM150

All payments should be made as follows:

• Enclose a cheque/cash/electronic receipt made to “The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society, Penang”
• Those who wish to pay electronically can pay to CIMB Bank A/C No: 0715-0006509-058. Swiftcode: CIBBMYKL (for overseas banking transfer)
• Please send postal payments to the following address: Secretary-General, The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society Penang, c/o Penang Heritage Trust, 26 Lebuh Gereja, 10200 George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS

• The Dr Wu Lien-Teh Society, Penang  (wulientehsociety.org)
• Penang Institute (penanginstitute.org)
• Penang Medical College (www.pmc.edu.my)
• Institute of International Global Health, United Nations University (iigh.unu.edu)
• Penang Heritage Trust (www.pht.org.my)
• Penang Global Tourism (www.mypenang.gov.my)
• Think City (www.thinkcity.com.my)

Please email wulientehsociety@gmail.com to obtain further information on participation.